Labour markets are not frictionless. Dealing with these frictions, calls for the establishment of institutions to protect employees from inter alia extreme income volatility. The Greek labour market... Read more

Light lunch provided. This talk analyzes Anglo-Turkish relations in the past 45 years, based on research that has been conducted in the Turkish parliamentary archives and interviews with prominent... Read more

Light lunch provided At a time when an authoritarian-nationalist right is on the rise in Europe and elsewhere, the history of modern Turkey offers instructive lessons on the sources and hold of... Read more

The Macedonian name dispute was one of the most sensitive problems in the Balkans since the disintegration of Yugoslavia. The recent solution to the dispute has been hailed as one of the most... Read more

This seminar will examine the dark side of the diasporas of South East European countries, and the extent and nature of their potential involvement in organised crime and corruption. Dr Liz David-... Read more

SEESOX is co-sponoring a conference in Athens on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 April, 2019 at Deree – The American College of Greece The two-day conference is co-organized by University of Sheffield,... Read more

SEESOX Seminar Series Abstract: This presentation will examine the role of diaspora groups in peace mediations in Cyprus. It will first present the history of the island’s diaspora and how it relates... Read more

SEESOX Seminar Series Identification processes amongst migrants and their descendants have long constituted an important topic of research. In particular, scholars have debated the extent of choice,... Read more

SEESOX Seminar Series Remittances are arguably the most researched dimension of the Migration-Development relationship. With over US$460 billion remitted to low and middle-income countries in 2017,... Read more

Book presentation An urgent call to action from one of Europe’s most well-regarded political thinkers. How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Dictatorship is a field guide to spotting... Read more

SEESOX Seminar Series Based on qualitative research with migrants, their children and key informants in Albania, this presentation will investigate the experiences of return migrants with social... Read more

SEESOX Seminar Series In the context of an increasingly transnational world highlighted by proliferating population movements, diasporas have been reconsidered and reconceptualised as agents of... Read more

The Other Bulgaria is a term deeply embedded in the Bulgarian socio-political discourse in relation to outward migratory flows, which have seen a 10% decrease of the country’s population between 1992... Read more

SEESOX Seminar Series Members of the Serbian diaspora, especially those vocal in representing their home country’s views, have previously been regarded as leaning towards nationalistic stances. The... Read more

SEESOX Seminar Series This presentation introduces findings from the European Research Council Starting Grant “Diasporas and Contested Sovereignty” directed by Dr. Maria Koinova at Warwick University... Read more